June/July Blessings and peace as we begin this summer journey together. Bill 1.

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1 June/July 2014 The Shepherd s Crook is published for GSPC members and friends. PH: FAX: WEB SITE: Pastor: Rev. Bill Davis Office Manager: Barbara Mitchell Youth Coordinator: Jenni Braun Paliszewski Organist/Choir Director Becky Carlisle Treasurer: Jerry Zarret Assistant Treas. Joyce Matthews Custodian: Buzz Speer Nursery Attendant: Becky Brizzolara Events Coordinator Diana Bennett Clerk of Session: Mary Archuleta Session Members: Diana Bennett Angela Caudill Judy Ezzell Mary Kennedy Noel Matthews Mary McCarron Teddie McConnell Pat McCune Marsha Morton Sara Tyburczy Jerry Wetsel When I start to think about imagination, my mind can t help but wander back to Gene Wilder singing in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Come with me And you ll be In a world of Pure imagination Take a look And you ll see Into your imagination As we embark on our adventure into the Gospel of Dr. Seuss this summer we will stretch our imaginations a little bit. We will look not only into fantastical worlds created out of the imagination of Seuss, but into our own imaginations as well. In stretching our imaginations we will open ourselves to new ways of seeing, reading, and hearing God s message of love and grace. Frederick Buechner writes, If imagination plays a major role in the creation of literature, it plays a major one also in the appreciation of it. It is essential to read imaginatively as well as to write imaginatively if you want to know what s really going on. A good novelist helps us do this by stimulating our imaginations sensory detail is especially useful in this regard, such as the way characters look and dress, the sounds and smells of the places they live and so on but then we have to do our part. We have to do our part. Our part this summer will be laughing at, and learning from, the whimsical rhymes we hear about Sam, the Lorax, and all of our favorite Seuss creatures. It will be opening our hearts and minds to the movement of the Spirit as we engage scripture in different ways. Our part in imagining will be to come away from this summer a little different than where we begin it. And in doing so, maybe, hopefully, we ll see a bit of God s kingdom around us. Blessings and peace as we begin this summer journey together. Bill 1

2 Summer Sermon Series: The Gospel According to Dr. Seuss June 1 st One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Swimming Upstream June 8 th Erica MacCreaigh June 15 th Rev. Cindy Cearly FINANCE NEWS Income through May 18 is $70, Operating expenses for the same period are $66, Per capita giving totals $2,390. Summer months are generally slower for income. Unfortunately, our expenses continue. Thank you for your faithful giving which allows us to do all the things we need and want to do at Good Shepherd. Contact the Finance Work Group if you have any questions. June 22 nd The Sneetches The Gift of Stars June 29 th The Lorax I Speak for the Trees July 6 th Rev. Bill Calhoun July 13 th Green Eggs & Ham Why I Eat Vegetables July 20 th Michael Whitman July 27 th Yertle the Turtle The View from the Mountain August 3 rd How the Grinch Stole Christmas A Different Kind of Christmas August 10 th The Cat in the Hat With A Little Help August 17 th Rev. Amy Mendez August 24 th What Was I Scared Of Facing Our Fears August 31 st Oh the Places You ll Go Seeking Stories an intro to the Narrative Lectionary MEET OUR GUEST PREACHERS June 8 th Erica MacCreaigh is a student at Iliff Seminary in Denver, and a member of Central Presbyterian church downtown. June 15 th Rev. Cindy Cearley is recently retired from Montview Boulevard Presbyterian where she served as a Co-Pastor. July 6 th Rev. Bill Calhoun most recently served as Parish Associate at Wellshire Presbyterian, and before that was a Co- Pastor with Cindy at Montview. July 20 th Michael Whitman is a staff member for the New Beginnings movement of the PC(USA), and rode on our behalf in the Elephant Rock Bike Ride. August 17 th Rev. Amy Mendez serves Denver Presbytery as Pastor for Church Development and Multi-Racial Ministries. We are excited to welcome these five preachers this summer and look forward to their leadership in worship. 2

3 June: 02 Jacque Noland 05 Marsha Morton Barbara Swanson 12 Burton Kugler 14 Teri Longenecker 15 Jane Seid 16 Harley Brown 17 Connie van der Vegt 18 Donna Cadwallader Sean Sands Hazen Harvell 20 Chad Hestermann 24 Carissa Mendez 26 Fred Finke 28 Jim Frustaci 30 Scott Watson July 01 Janet Hartman 02 Henry Heckart 03 Becky Brizzolara 04 Dee Warner 07 Steve Hammack 12 Kyle Feusner 14 Betty Feusner 15 Barb Mitchell 17 Kirstyn Rouse 19 John Watson 22 Gayle Hoffman 26 Ardie Fowler 27 Mary Ann Hood 29 Mary McCarron Michelle Watson 3 June 1 June 8 June 15 OPEN June 22 OPEN June 29 OPEN July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27 1) Taya Mendez 2) Alice & Phil Winn s 54th Anniversary and Phil s birthday Noel & Joyce Matthews anniversary OPEN Kyle & Betty Feusner s 38th anniversary OPEN OPEN Arrangements are $20 each. Please pay one week in advance so that we can order the flowers. Thank you! Harmen van der Vegt, Jerry & Jacque Noland, Tom McConnell, David Hull, Betty Casady, Luann Anderson, Donna Cadwallader, Blane, Ava, & Tiffany; the Presbytery of Zimbabwe; our military men & women, clients of our Food Bank, clients of Growing Home.

4 NEWS FROM ROBERTA PIPPETT S TRIP TO ZIMBABWE Roberta Pippett, who with her late husband, Ralph, originally founded the Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care Center (HCOC), traveled to Zimbabwe in late April for her annual visit. She will be there for several weeks. She and Ralph were also instrumental in forming the (Denver Presbytery) Zimbabwe Mission Partnership, a group of 12 churches that support the HCOC and that works very hard to help it become self-sustaining. Roberta has been meeting with HCOC staff, checking on the progress of a poultry project that is now producing income, meeting with individual child-headed families and looking into expansion of the solar power usage. She seems to be very pleased with the dedication of the staff, the growth of the spiritual education efforts with the children and the move toward greater self-sustainability at the HCOC. In addition, she was delighted to attend a church service at which Ralph was honored; she included a picture of the Memorial Garden that was planted in remembrance of Ralph, whom the people loved dearly. Roberta has dedicated the remainder of her life to promoting and supporting the HCOC. To read her complete journals (2, as of 5/15) please go to and click on the word Journals in the horizontal list of topics across the top of the cover page. The Annual Mission Barbecue will be held on Saturday, Sept 6. More details will be available beginning in July. The total collection for One Great Hour of Sharing was $1,000.25!! Thank you all for your generosity! 4 Lomagundi Clinic Mission Fundraisers Support the Lomagundi Clinic Mission in Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. This clinic was started by the Presbyterian Church after Pastor Paul Neschangwe was in an automobile accident and experienced the poor healthcare system in his country. The World Health Organization has determined that Zimbabwe has the worst healthcare in any country. 4 of the 5 district hospitals don t have doctors. There is rarely medicine available and when it is, it is too expensive for most Zimbabweans to obtain. Hundreds die every day from lack of medicine. Two concerts are planned to support this incredible mission. On 06/20/2014 at 6:30 pm the Queen City Jazz Band will perform at Wheat Ridge Presbyterian Church and on 09/13/2014 the Kutandara Marimba Group will perform African Music, at Arvada Presbyterian Church at 7 pm. Each concert is $15.00 or $25.00 for a special concert package for both concerts. Children under 10 free. Contact Kim Graber at or Starr Hildebrande at for more information. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annual Flower Sale. We made $1, profit which will fund many scholarships for camp and for youth going on the mission trip. To qualify for the scholarships ($50 for mission trip; $100 for camperships), we ask that each child or youth do 10 hours of volunteer work at the church. Forms are available in the Church Office. Thank you again for your participation in the Flower Sale! Barbara Swanson

5 FROM YOUR LIBRARY COMMITTEE Thanks to those who have volunteered already to help with Vacation Bible Camp June We anticipate quite a few kids, similar to what we had last year. We still need some group leaders (would like 2 per class for safety reasons) and some help with our mission project for those staying at Highlands while working on flood mitigation. We just need supervisors for that project. Remember all volunteers are welcome to stay for lunch (and their kids, too!) every day. We also will combine our volunteers with the youth's spaghetti dinner on June 22nd for the orientation meeting with the Highland counselors. If you are able to Host these counselors over night, we do need one or two hosts for the week. Please let the office or Mary Kennedy know if you can do this, or sign up on the display in the Narthex. Thanks! * * * We need your help!! During Vacation Bible School June our children will be decorating bags to make a thank you/hospitality toiletry bag for volunteers who will be arriving from all over and will be staying at Highlands Camp this summer. The volunteers will be in Colorado to help with flood mitigation. We are asking the congregation to help us by donating small travel size items such as shampoo, conditioner, lotion, bug repellent, soap, chapstick and sunscreen etc. We have already received 50 toothbrushes and dental floss! A donation box will be located in the narthex. Do you love books? Are you excited about learning new things? Do you have some time to invest in a new venture? Then we have an adventure for you! The Library Committee has re -formed and is in the process of redoing our present library. And we can really use your help. Please join us in a new and vital project join the Library Committee! For information, please contact Mary Ann Hood at 303- Keep in your prayers and thoughts the youth and adult leaders as they travel to Minnesota for the Mission Trip June 6 to June 14: Jenni Braun Paliszewski Carissa Mendez Bill Davis Jared Braun Kira Braun Shelby Brizzolara-Dove Steele Brizzolara-Dove Claire Hammack Shea Hood Taya Mendez Trenity Tanner THANK YOU!! 5

6 From the Worship and Music Work Group Our prayer bear tree in the narthex is almost bare. This tree was started a number of years ago as a spot to pick up a soft little critter to carry prayerful thoughts to someone needing some cheer. Over the years many prayers and good wishes have traveled with these little critters. Here s another reminder that Summer Worship hours start June 1, with worship beginning at 9 am. And since it s summer, the choir will be taking the summer off. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex for YOUR chance to provide summer music. All forms and combinations of vocal and/or instrumental music are welcome. Contact Marsha Morton at A hearty thank-you to the choir and Director Becky Carlisle for a wonderful year of music. A special thank-you to Becky for putting together the combined choirs and orchestra for the Christmas and Easter programs. We love and appreciate you, Becky! The "tree" is currently inhabited by a frog and a bear. They would like some company while they hang out at church waiting to go home to somebody needing a little cheer. If you have any critters (preferably soft, plush ones) willing to travel to new homes, you may leave them by the coat tree in the narthex. Since many of us will be traveling throughout the upcoming months and visiting other churches, we request that you bring back the bulletins from churches you visit. The Worship/Music Committee is conducting a Go Out and Evaluate program, to see how other churches worship, and what makes other churches tick. Thank you for your support. If you have questions, please contact the Worship and Music Work Group. Marsha Morton, Worship/Music Elder THE CHURCH GARAGE/BAKE SALE IS COMING Marsha Morton will take over as head of the Garage and Bake Sales after the many years the Swansons have done the Garage Sale. The dates of the sale are Fri. and Sat. August 1-2. Pricing days are Mon. - Thurs. July 28 31, from 8 am to noon. Doughnuts and coffee provided. So please save all your Garage Sale items. Note that we cannot start bringing items to church until after VBS, which is June 23 - June 27. I MUST have a large crew to help bring the items to the narthex on Sunday, July 27; to price the items the week of July 28 - July 31; to provide baked goods; to help "man" the garage sale on Aug. 1 and 2; and cashiers for both days. I also need a "Grill-Meister" to man the BBQ grill for the food sale. I won't be able to do this without YOUR help, so please contact Marsha Morton at More details to follow! 6

7 Good shepherd and Good Cooks Make Ahead Chicken Casserole Source: Barbara Swanson 4-6 Cups cooked, cubed chicken 10 1/4 oz. can mushroom soup 4 1/2 cups chicken broth 1 sleeve crushed Ritz crackers (1 1/2 C.) 1/2 C. margarine 6 oz. can French Fried onion crushed 2-6oz. Long grain & wild rice mix 1/4 C. melted margarine 16 oz. fresh, sliced mushrooms 1/4 tsp. paprika 1 bunch chopped green onions (1 C.) 1/8 tsp. garlic powder 8 oz. sour cream Cook rice, seasoning and 4 1/2 C. chicken broth (no butter), as directed. Melt 1/2 C. margarine in Dutch oven, add mushrooms and green onions, sauté 10 minutes. Add cooked rice, chicken, sour cream and soup. Pour into 4 quart greased casserole dish. Crush crackers and fried onions, drizzle in 1/4 C. melted margarine, paprika and garlic powder. Toss to mix. Spread over ingredients in casserole. Bake at 350 degrees, covered, minutes; uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes to brown crackers. (To add more flavoring, add dry Lipton onion soup mix and 1 can cream of celery soup.) Freezes well. Lamb Shank Stew with Rice Source: Cleta Baker (friend of Gloria Robinson) 3 lbs. lamb shanks cut in 1-inch pieces (request in-store cut) 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste 1/2 teaspoon pepper or to taste Brown above ingredients in stew pot until lamb is almost done. Add 1 5 oz. can tomato sauce and 1 8oz. can tomato paste Add 6 cups water or vegetable broth or blend 3 cups of each. Add: 1 tsp. rosemary 1 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. thyme Simmer 2 to 3 hours until well done. Serve over cooked rice with garlic bread and green salad. 7

8 June 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1Communion Worship change to 9:00 am Mission Mtg. 10:15 am SH 12:30-6:30 pm 8Pentecost Guest Preacher: Erica MacCreaigh YOUTH MISSION Lib.6:30-8:30pm TRIP Jan Myers Workshop (FH) 9am noon SH 12:30-6:30pm 15CE Work Group 10:15 am Guest Preacher: Rev. Cindy Cearley Retired Nurses (FH) 8am noon Session Meeting (FH) 6:30 pm 18 Lib.6:30 8:30pm 19 Library Comm. Mtg. 3 pm 20 FH 3pm 11 pm 21 FH 8am-4pm SH 12:30-6:30pm 22 SH Spaghetti Dinner for Youth Trip Sponsors 5:30pm Church Women United (FH) 9 am 1 pm VACATION 25 Lib. 6:30-8:30pm BIBLE 26 CAMP 27 9 am noon 28 SH 12:30-6:30pm 29 Start Bringing in Items for Church Yard Sale 30 NOTE: Barb Mitchell will be on vacation from June

9 July 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat NOTE: Pastor Bill will be on vacation July OFFICE CLOSED 5 SH12:30 6:30 pm 6 Communion Mission Work Group 10:15 am SH12:30 6:30 pm 13 Worship & Music Work Group 10:15 am Session Meeting (FH) 6:30 pm SH12:30 6:30 pm 20 Guest Preacher: Michael Whitman FH12:30 6:30 pm SH All Day 27 Bring up items from FH to Narthex for Yard Sale!! 28 SET-UP, 29 SORTING & 30 PRICING 31 FOR YARD SALE 9

10 Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church Melody Drive Northglenn CO Offices: Shepherds Hall 650 Kennedy Drive Northglenn CO PH: FAX: Children s Sunday School resumes in September Adult Class 10:00 a.m. Worship: 9 a.m. Nursery provided all morning The purpose of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church is to receive God s unfailing love with gratitude and to pass on what we have received from God in Christ to our community, nation, and the world with excitement, reverence, and holy love. -We receive nurture for discipleship through worship, teaching, fellowship, and mutual support. -We then live out our faith in God by serving others in the power of the Holy Spirit through mission and outreach. 10